animals; commercial buildings; Business topics, general; cattle, cattle industry topics
Marker Year
1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
201 E. Exchange St., Fort Worth
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
Headquarters, one of greatest cattle markets in the world. In late 1860s Fort Worth was stop on cattle trails. Market for West Texas organized 1870s. First trader, T. B. Saunders, Sr., soon was joined by others. First small packing houses were followed (early 1900s) by multi-million dollar plants. By 1910 trading almost doubled. This structure was erected in 1902-03 to house the Stockyards Company, Livestock Commission, and buyers officers, surrounded by lawns (now parking lots). In 1944, was purchased by United Stockyards Corporation.
